Resource Guide 2017-2018: Israel

It’s no exaggeration to say that the kind of innovation going on in Israel is critical to the future of the technology business.”
~Bill Gates

ALEXANDER MUSS HIGH SCHOOL IN ISRAEL
Jeff Hast, Israel Programs Admissions Director
8698 E. San Alberto Dr. #B, Scottsdale
480-447-8100 ext. 983amhsi.org
The best in Israel education college prep. Premier accredited, pluralistic study abroad program for high school students, where Israel becomes a living classroom.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATES, BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV (AABGU)
Philip Gomperts, Southwest Regional Director
Andrew Hoffer, Associate Director
1880 Century Park East #612, Los Angeles, CA
310-552-3300 • aabgu.orgsouthwest@aabgu.org
AABGU plays a vital role in sustaining David Ben-Gurion’s vision: creating a world-class institution of education and research in the Israeli desert, nurturing the Negev community and sharing Ben-Gurion University’s expertise locally and around the globe. With some 20,000 students on campuses in Beer-Sheva, Sede Boqer and Eilat, BGU is a university with a conscience, where the highest academic standards are integrated with community involvement committed to sustainable development of the Negev.

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM (AFMDA)
Western Region
6505 Wilshire Blvd. #750, Los Angeles, CA
800-323-2371 • afmda.orgwestern@afmda.org
Magen David Adom is Israel’s national ambulance, blood-services and disaster-relief organization, serving as emergency medical first-responders for the state’s more than 8.5 million people. MDA is the only organization mandated by the Israeli government to serve in this role, but it’s not a government agency, so it relies on people like you for funding. Through your gift, you’re saving lives.

JEWISH NATIONAL FUND: ARIZONA
Deb Rochford, Executive Vice President
Itzik Becher, Major Gifts Director
Audrey Lewis, Senior Campaign Executive
Jeff Hast, Israel Programs Admissions Director
8698 E. San Alberto Dr. #B, Scottsdale
480-447-8100 • jnf.orgalewis@jnf.org
Jewish National Fund gives all generations a unique voice in building a prosperous future for the land of Israel and its people. Through its bold and unprecedented $1 Billion Roadmap for the Next Decade campaign, JNF is “greening” the desert with millions of trees, building thousands of parks, creating new communities for generations of Israelis to call home, bolstering Israel’s water supply, helping develop innovative arid agriculture techniques and educating both young and old about the founding and importance of Israel and Zionism.

JNFUTURE
Ian Sachs, President
8698 E. San Alberto Dr. #B, Scottsdale
480-447-8100 • jnf.org/jnfuture
JNFuture is a community of young professionals and supporters of Jewish National Fund, ages 22-40, who share a commitment and passion for Israel.

ISRAELI AMERICAN COUNCIL – IAC ARIZONA
Shahar Edry, Regional Director
12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
480-483-7121 ext. 1109 israeliamerican.org/arizonaarizona@israeliamerican.org
The mission of the Israeli-American Council (IAC) is to build an engaged and united Israeli-American community that strengthens the Israeli and Jewish identity of our next generations, the American Jewish community and the bond between the peoples of the United States and the State of Israel.